Grain-separator.



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MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOE OF ONE- F SHEPHERD, MICHIGAN.

MEYER, oE siiEPRERD, TO BERT e. FREEMAN, 0

JOHN EDWARD TENTH GRAlN-SEPARATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 2, 1907.

Application filed April 1931906. Serial No. 312,605.

To all whom it may concern: from thefinext adjacent pair, forming a series Be it known that I, J OHN EDWARD MEYER, of longitudinallydisposed passages 8. The a citizen of the United States, residing at bars 6 of each pair are notched or stepped on Shepherd, in the county of Isabella and State their upper edges to form alined offset surof Michigan, have invented certain new an d on the offset surfaces 9 Grain-Se arator of each pair of bars 6 are short metal plates useful Improvements in v and I do declare the following to be a full, 10, which have formed on one edge right-an gular downwardly projecting clear, and exact description of the invention, flanges 12, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whlch engage the offset surfaces 9 of the bars whichiit appertainsitolmake and use the same. 1 6 as shown. The plates 10 are arranged in This invention relates to improvements in almement across the rack and form a fishrain-separators. i back construction, as shown.

The object of the invention is to provide a grain-separator having means whereby practically all the threshed grain is separated from the straw and dropped to the grain-pan.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine of this character having a simple and efficient arrangement of straw racks and pickers and means to operate the same, whereby the straw in passing over the racks will be pulled apart and thoroughly shaken. l

A further object is to provide an improved construction of beater, to be used in connection with the straw-racks, whereby the unthreshed grain will be knocked from the straw, the construction of the beater being such that-the rapid revolution of the same will not create an air-blast, so that the straw from the cylinder will be allowed to closely Arranged below the bars 6 of the rack is a series of longitudinally-disposed picker bars 13, said bars being provided with upwardlyprojecting picker rods or fingers 14:, adapted to work through the passages 8, formed between the longitudinal bars of the rack, as s own. The bars 13 are mounted at each end upon triple crank-shafts 15, which are journaled in the sides of the separator and ism whereby an upward and rearward movement is imparted to the picker bars and rods, thereby causing said rods to thoroughly separate and shake the straw upon the racks, thus separating therefrom all grain which may have passe from the concave onto the racks with the straw.

The straw is force toward the rear of the. machine by the shaking motion of the strawrack, imparted thereto by a crank 17 on a shaft 18 and apitman 16,which connects the strawrack and the said crank. Said shaft is journaled in suitable bearings at the front end of the separator-frame and may be driven by any suitable means such as are usually employed in machines of this class.

The grain-pan a, is suitably mounted and supported for longitudinal movement inde pendently of the strawrack and is driven by a crank 17 on the shaft 18, disposed oppositely with reference to the crank 17 and a pitman 16. It will be understood from an inspection of Fig. 1 of the drawings that the straw-rack and grain-pan are driven simultaneously in reverse directions.

lftevolubly mounted in the separatorframe immediately in rear of the threshingcylinder and above the inner end of the strawrack is a beater 19 said heater being prefertheir opposite ends by cross-bars 7 The ably formed of two cylindrical heads 20, conlongitudinal bars 6 are arranged in pairs, as nected by a series of longitudinally-disposed shown, each pair of bars being separated angle-iron beater-bars 21,0f which there may With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through a portion of the separator, showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the straw racks and pickers.

Referring more particularly to the drawthe separator-frame, in the of which is arranged the usual concave 2 and threshing-cylin er 3. Suitably pon hangers 4 is a strawrack In the upper side of the frame 5 is arranged a series 0 longitudinally-disposed supporting-bars 6, which are connected at frame 5.

are operated by any sultable driving mechan- ICE be any suitable number, four of the same being shown in ,the drawings as the providing the beater-bars as shown and described the straw will not be bl it is more readily acted on rods.-

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more exten ed explanation.

' 111 the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of tiis invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a separator of the character described, the combination with the threshing mechanism, of a straw-rack loosely mounted therein, said straw-rack comprising a series of longitudinally-disposed bars connected at their opposite ends by cross-bars, said longil tudinal bars being arranged in pairs to form passages between each pair of bars, fish-back notches or offsets formed on the upper edges of said longitudinal bars, fish-back plates secured to said ofiset surfaces of each pair of plates having formed flanges, whereby the ported in an inclined position on said offset right-angularly l former are sup- 4 surfaces, a series of picker-rods arranged be- ;low said rack-bars, picker-r0ds secured to J said bars and projected upwardly therefrom the passages between said strawand rods, a grain-pan, pitman-rods connect- K ed to said strawrack and grain-pan, respecl tively, a driveshaft, oppositely-disposed j cranks mounted on said shaft and connected I to said pitman-rods, whereby said strawrack and grain-pan are shaken, a beater revolubly mounted above the forward end of j said straw-rack, and plates in said beater to prevent the fanning or blowing of the straw from the threshingmechanism, substantially as described. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit I nesses. v i JOHN EDWARD MEYER.

l/Vitnesses:

R. D. MATTnEws, HOMER LYON. 

